Unit
The Roman Empire and its
impact on Britain.
History Year 3
Learning Intention
*Use evidence to ask questions and find answers to questions
about the past.
*Suggest suitable sources of evidence for historical enquiries .
*Use more than one source of evidence for historical enquiry
in order to gain a more accurate understanding of history.
Activity
*Boudicca sources lessons. Comparing the accuracy of
different sources.
*Research sessions – finding appropriate sources using
safe search and information books.
*Describe different accounts of a historical event, explaining
some of the reasons why the accounts may differ.
*Suggest causes and consequences of some of the main
events and changes in history.
*Comparing Roman and Celtic points of view on
Boudicca’s revolt.
*Conversion to Christianity – views on different religions.
*Give a broad overview of life in Britain.
*Learning about Britain before the Roman invasion.
Learning about the effect of the Roman invasion on
everyday life in Britain.
*Compare some of the times studied with those of other
areas of interest around the world.
*Rome during this time.
*Roman invasion of other countries.
*Describe the social, ethnic, cultural or religious diversity of
past society.
*Describe the characteristic features of the past, including
ideas, beliefs, attitudes, and experiences of men, women and
children.
*Look at Roman Gods and conversion to Christianity.
*Childhood in Roman times.
*Compare rich to poor. Roman villas/mosaics/artwork.
*Place events, artefacts and historical figures on a time line
using dates.
*Understand the concept of change over time, representing
this, along with evidence, on a time line.
*Use dates and terms to describe events.
*Ongoing timeline activity. Organising events according to
time.
*Use appropriate historical vocabulary to communicate.
*Ongoing use of vocabulary.
*Use Literacy, Numeracy and computing skills to a good
*Research sessions. Presenting findings – orally,
standard in order to communicate information about the past. powerpoint, posters. Literacy topic – Roman mythology.
Using the internet to find information.
A non-European society
Use evidence to ask questions and find answers to questions
Researching Aztec life. KWL grids
that provides contrasts
about the past.
with British history- Mayan Suggest suitable sources of evidence for historical enquiries.
Spanish invasion.
Civilization.
Use more than one source of evidence for historical enquiry in Books, internet.
order to gain a more accurate evidence understanding of
history.
Suggest causes and consequences of some of the main events Spanish invasion.
and changes in history.
Describe the social, ethnic, cultural or religious diversity of
Time line
past society.
Describe the characteristic features of the past, including
ideas, beliefs, attitudes, and experiences of men, women and
children.
Place events, artefacts and historical figures on a time line
using dates.
Understand the concept of change over time, representing
this, along with evidence, on a time line.
Use dates and terms to describe events.
Se appropriate vocabulary to communicate including dates,
time period, era, change, chronology.
Use Literacy, Numeracy and computing skills to a good
standard in order to communicate information about the past.
History Year 3